Beaumont station

Beaumont station is an Amtrak station in Beaumont, Texas, served by the Sunset Limited.

Not to be confused with Beaumont Generating Station.
Beaumont, TX
Beaumont station in November 2015
General information
Location2555 West Cedar Street
Beaumont, Texas
United States
Coordinates30°04′35″N 94°07′39″W
Owned byCity of Beaumont
Line(s)UP Lafayette Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Beaumont Municipal Transit System
Construction
Parking25 long term and 4 short term parking spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: BMT
History
Rebuilt2012
Passengers
FY 20222,251[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Houston
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited Lake Charles
toward New Orleans
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Houston, TX
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Route Lake Charles
toward New Orleans

History
The Sunset Limited at Beaumont in 1982

The current station building and adjacent police substation were constructed in 2012 and opened on September 14 of that year. An earlier station building on the site sustained damage in Hurricane Rita in 2005. That building was removed and only a concrete platform was left for six years until the current replacement station was built. A portion of the construction funds for the current station was from $1.2 million in federal stimulus funding.[2] Work was completed in January, 2012.[3][4] The station is constructed of red brick and has an enclosed waiting room. A 550-foot (170 m) platform was also constructed.[5]

The city of Beaumont built a police substation with public restrooms on the site adjacent to the current train station at the same time.[6]

References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Texas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. "Amtrak's concrete slab to be replaced with bathroomless station". The Beaumont Enterprise. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 26 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  3. "Grand Opening Ceremony for New Amtrak Station". kfdm.com. Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Inc. September 17, 2012. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  4. Dan Wallach (June 8, 2015). "Meet the man behind Beaumont's Amtrak station". beaumontenterprise.com. Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  5. "Beaumont, TX (BMT)". The Great American Stations. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  6. James Shannon (September 20, 2012). "All Aboard! Beaumont opens new Amtrak station". theexaminer.com. The Examiner Corporation. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

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